Beiping–Hankou Railway Operation

Peiking – Hankow Railway Operation
Part of the Second Sino-Japanese War
Date August – December 1937 Location {{{place}}} Result Japanese victory
Belligerents
Empire of Japan, North China Area Army, 1st Army, 2nd Army	China, National Revolutionary Army
Commanders and leaders
Hisaichi Terauchi, Kiyoshi Katsuki, Toshizō Nishio	Chang Kai-shek, Liu Chih, Shang Zhen, Tang Enbo
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The Japanese 京漢線作戦 or Peiking–Hankou Railway Operation (Mid August – Dec. 1937) was a follow up operation to the Peiking Tientsin Operation of the Japanese army in North China at the beginning of the 2nd Sino-Japanese War. The Japanese advanced to the south along the Beiping–Hankou Railway toward the Yellow River.